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WEF Mobilizes Network To Assist in Hurricane Sandy Response and Recovery

December 27, 2012

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An ARCADIS (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) employee uses the company’s HaulPass debris tracking system to assist with restoration efforts at wastewater treatment facilities after Superstorm Sandy. Photo courtesy of ARCADIS.

Hurricane Sandy pummeled the northeastern United States Oct. 29–30. High winds and rain caused widespread power outages and flooding; hardest hit were New York City and parts of New Jersey. As citizens took shelter, wastewater treatment facilities continued to operate as long as possible. The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) mobilized its network of […]

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